Digital Strategy for Schools

2. THEME 1: TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT USING ICT
ACTIONS
Objective Action(s) Timeframe Lead Partner(s)
1.5. To support
personalisation
and
differentiation
through the use
of ICT.
1.6. To provide
opportunities
for students to
pursue in-depth
ICT study in the
Senior Cycle.
1.7. To promote
technologysupported
assessment.
1.8. To promote the
use of digital
portfolios
(ePortfolios) for
primary and
post-primary
students.
1.9. To ensure
schools can use
ICT as a tool
for inclusive
learning.
1.10. To support
schools in their
engagement
with parents/
guardians with
regard to the use
of ICT to support
teaching.
- Provide case-studies and advice
on how schools can best achieve
personalised and differentiated
learning for all learners using
ICT.
- Facilitate teachers to share
exemplars of good practice in
using digital tools.
- NCCA to provide advice and
options to the Minister on further
developing the provision for
digital learning in the Senior
Cycle including the feasibility of
providing an in-depth course of
study in ICT as part of the Leaving
Certificate.
- Explore and facilitate the use of
ICT for formative and summative
assessment purposes.
- Promote the assessment of
students’ application of ICT
in their learning across the
curriculum.
- Build on the experience of the
EUfolio project to promote the
use of ePortfolios for primary and
post-primary students.
- Provide guidance and advice
to schools on the use of ICT
for teaching, learning and
assessment for students with
special education needs.
- Showcase how digital
technologies can enhance
communication between home
and school.
- Raise awareness on responsible
and ethical use of the internet.
2015-2020
2016-2020
PDST-TiE,
Special
Education
Section (DES),
Inclusion
Support Service
when
established.
2016-2018 NCCA,
Curriculum and
Assessment
Policy Unit (DES),
State
Examinations
Commission
(SEC)
2015-2020
2015-2020
NCCA,
Curriculum &
Assessment
Policy Unit, (DES)
2015-2020 PDST-TiE,
NCCA,
Curriculum &
Assessment
Policy Unit, (DES)
2015-2020 Special
Education
Section (DES),
Inclusion
Support Service
2015 - 2020
2015 - 2020
PDST-TiE
PDST-TiE
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